Social Worker – Children in Need

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Worker to join a well-established Children’s service based in Leicester.

Team/Specialism: Children in Need

Pay Rate: £35 per hour (assignment rate)

Contract: Locum, 3-Months

Hours: Full-time

Benefits of working for Global Healthcare Jobs:

• Fully online and paperless registration service
• Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
• Exclusive access to fully managed service social work projects (some outside IR35) with high rates of pay, flexible working, support from experienced social work practitioners, accommodation assistance (if applicable), retention bonuses (if applicable) and extensive equipment provided.
• Revalidation/registration renewal based on length of service
• £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
• Find your own job bonus – Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience recruiting to social work roles (public & private sector)
• Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
• Access to our online careers hub

Main Dutres:

• Attending Child in Need planning meetings
• Putting Child in need plans in place
• Reviewing and monitoring child in need care plans in line with legislation
• Identifying resources or service required to achieve the planned outcomes within agreed timescales
• Identifying developmental needs of the child in need
• Assessing whether outcomes have been achieved sufficiently
• Keeping up to date case recordings
• Working with children and families under supervision orders
• Carrying out 6 weekly visits and keeping up to date records of these visits
• Carrying out both announced and unannounced visits
• Ensuring child protection and looked after children processes are in place
• Seeking legal advice in relation to the extension of supervision orders or care orders

Requirements of the Social Worker:

• Degree or equivalent in social work
• Current Social Work England registration
• Significant frontline experience in Children’s Services

Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Sofia McIntyre; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.